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Livorno Hills
The Livorno Hills (also known as Leghorn Hills, or in Italian as the Colline Livornesi) is a hill range in Tuscany, included in the municipalities of Livorno, Collesalvetti and Rosignano Marittimo, and in the Province of Livorno The province of Livorno or, traditionally, province of Leghorn ( it, provincia di Livorno) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Tuscany region of Italy. It includes several islands of the Tuscan Archipelago, including Elba and Capraia. Its cap .... Due to its vicinity to the sea, the average height is quite low. The highest mountain is '' Poggio Lecceta'' ("Holms Knoll"), with an elevation of on the sea level. Other peaks, such as the ''Monte Maggiore'' ("Mount Major") or ''Poggio ai tre mulini'' ("Knoll of the Three Mills") are over high. Important villages on the Livorno Hills are the fractions of '' Valle Benedetta'' (Livorno), ''Nibbiaia'' and ''Gabbro'' (Rosignano Marittimo), and Rosignano Marittimo too, which is situated on the homonymous kn ...
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Tuscany
Tuscany ( ; it, Toscana ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence (''Firenze''). Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, artistic legacy, and its influence on high culture. It is regarded as the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance and of the foundations of the Italian language. The prestige established by the Tuscan dialect's use in literature by Dante Alighieri, Petrarch, Giovanni Boccaccio, Niccolò Machiavelli and Francesco Guicciardini led to its subsequent elaboration as the language of culture throughout Italy. It has been home to many figures influential in the history of art and science, and contains well-known museums such as the Uffizi and the Palazzo Pitti. Tuscany is also known for its wines, including Chianti, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Morellino di Scansano, Brunello di Montalcino and white Vernaccia di San Gimignano. Having a strong linguisti ...
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Poggio Lecceta
Poggio is an Italian word meaning "knoll". It may refer to: Places France *Poggio-di-Nazza, Haute-Corse, Corsica * Poggio-di-Venaco, Haute-Corse, Corsica *Poggio-d'Oletta, Haute-Corse, Corsica * Poggio-Marinaccio, Haute-Corse, Corsica *Poggio-Mezzana, Haute-Corse, Corsica *Santa-Maria-Poggio, Haute-Corse, Corsica Italy Municipalities (''comuni'') *Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany *Poggio Berni, Rimini, Emilia-Romagna *Poggio Bustone, Rieti, Lazio *Poggio Catino, Rieti, Lazio *Poggio Imperiale, Foggia, Apulia *Poggio Mirteto, Rieti, Lazio *Poggio Moiano, Rieti, Lazio *Poggio Nativo, Rieti, Lazio *Poggio Picenze, L'Aquila, Abruzzo *Poggio Renatico, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna *Poggio Rusco, Mantova, Lombardy *Poggio San Lorenzo, Rieti, Lazio *Poggio San Marcello, Ancona, Marche *Poggio San Vicino, Macerata, Marche *Poggio Sannita, Isernia, Molise *Poggiodomo, Perugia, Umbria *Poggiofiorito, Chieti, Abruzzo *Poggiomarino, Naples, Campania *Poggioreale, Trapani, Sicily *Poggiorsini, Bari, ...
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